Acts and Regulations

91-191 - General

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Safe operation of powered mobile equipment
357(1)An employer shall ensure that
(a) subject to subsection (2), another employee is within 600 m of an employee operating powered mobile equipment, or
(b) the employee operating the powered mobile equipment is contacted at least every two hours and, if the employee exits the cab to perform work on the equipment, the employee contacts a person designated by the employer before exiting the cab.
357(2)An employee other than the employee who is the operator of powered mobile equipment shall not work closer than 50 m from powered mobile equipment while the equipment is being operated, except when assisting an employee operating a skidder.
357(3)An employee operating a skidder shall
(a) direct any person assisting the operator to stand clear of any trees or logs after the trees or logs have been attached to the skidder,
(b) not winch any trees or logs until the person assisting the operator is standing clear and opposite to the direction in which the load is to be winched and has signalled to the operator that the person is clear,
(c) operate the winch from the seat unless it is designed to be operated by remote control,
(d) keep the wheel chains on the skidder properly adjusted,
(e) lower the blade and apply the brakes when winching, and
(f) verify the location of the person assisting the operator before moving the skidder.
2022-27
Safe operation of powered mobile equipment
357(1)An employer shall ensure that
(a) subject to subsection (2), another employee is within 200 m of an employee operating powered mobile equipment, or
(b) the employee operating the powered mobile equipment is contacted at least every two hours.
357(2)An employee other than the employee who is the operator of powered mobile equipment shall not work closer than 50 m from powered mobile equipment while the equipment is being operated, except when assisting an employee operating a skidder.
357(3)An employee operating a skidder shall
(a) direct any person assisting the operator to stand clear of any trees or logs after the trees or logs have been attached to the skidder,
(b) not winch any trees or logs until the person assisting the operator is standing clear and has signalled to the operator that the person is clear,
(c) operate the winch from the seat unless it is designed to be operated by remote control,
(d) keep the wheel chains on the skidder properly adjusted, and
(e) lower the blade and apply the brakes when winching.